HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION I
HISTORY 101
Topic Two:  Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization
 

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Identifications:
Identify and discuss the importance of the following items.
The Epic of Gilgamesh, Semites, Hammurabi, Akkadians, Divinization, Cuneform, Assyria, Sargon, Polytheism, Theocracy, Uruk, Lugal, Ziggurat, Marduk, Istar

Essay

1.  Discuss Mesopotamian social, economic, political, and cultural development, and give examples of the way in which religion permeated every facet of life in the region.
2.  Compare and contrast the civilization of Mesopotamia and Egypt in regard to religion and politics.

Reading Assignment: 
Judith G. Coffin and Robert C. Stacey, Chapter 1

Suggested Library Activity
"Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur,"  Edited by Richard L. Zettler and Lee Horne,  University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Circulation Desk, NVCC, Alexandria,  Closed Reserve
"The Ishtar Gate, The Processional Way, The New Year Festival of Babylon,"  Joachim Marzahn,  Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Circulation Desk, NVCC, Alexandria, Closed Reserve

Suggested Museum Projects
The Near East Collection, Metropolitan Museum, New York, New York; The Near East Collection, Walter's Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
 
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